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Laun was being led around the keep, lighting all the lamps and candles from her candle. The night was coming and it was time to chase the darkness away. She knew the phrase that she had heard Lady Hellon and Lord Vami say for years and said it for each flame she made.
“May the light bring you through the dark.”
Simple, but after saying it over one hundred times, and the response mumbled at her each time, it got old very easily. Laun blessed the memory of her Lord and Lady as she said the blessing again and heard most of the response, again.
“The darkness will not overcome.”
Laun was draped in a loose set of tunics, a wool cloak over it when she was outside. She knew that she was going to be dressed for the actual feast in something else. She wanted to have freedom of movement while walking around the keep. The red dress was heavy and would have been warm, but restrictive.
The last stop was the Great Hall as two bundles were presented to her and she lit both with the same candle. They were taken to the cold but set fireplaces by passing from hand to hand from the center. The bundles were placed under the logs and the flames spread, lighting and heating the room.
Laun smiled and nodded at people around her. There was going to be a little time before the food was to be served. She saw that Orgia was trying to catch her eye. »Read More